Halloween is just around the corner! For spooky fun, find out how to make these simple Halloween crafts.

Here are our favourite Halloween crafts to make with your children. Have a fang-tastic time!

Source: Vicky Barone

1) Pumpkin apple stamps

Pumpkin apple stamps are perfect for Halloween and we’re sure your little ones will love making them.

You’ll need:

- Apples

- Orange, green and black paint

- Paint brushes

- Sheet of white paper

Instructions:

- Cut your apples in half

- Pretend the inside of the apple is a stamp: dip it in orange paint and stamp it on white paper

- Finally, paint a leaf and stem of the top of your pumpkins using green paint and a paint brush, and paint on a spooky face using the black paint – your pumpkin apple stamps are ready! 

Source: Red Ted Art

2) Halloween lanterns

These easy mason jar Halloween lanterns will make your home look super Halloween-y. Plus, they’re so easy to make and really spooky!  

You’ll need:

- A couple of big, clean jam jars

- Orange tissue paper

- PVA glue

- Black paper

- Artificial tea lights

Instructions:

- Cut your tissue paper in squares, cover the jar in glue and apply the tissue paper.

- Cut Jack O’Lantern faces out of black paper and glue them on the tissue paper

- To finish, place the artificial tea lights inside.

Source: Bren Did

3) Tangerine pumpkins – healthy Halloween snack

You’ll only need 2 ingredients to make these fun and healthy Halloween snacks.

You’ll need:

- A few tangerines

- Celery stalks

Instructions:

- Peel your tangerines

- Cut 1 or 2 celery stalks into small pieces

- Insert the celery in the middle of each tangerine so that they look like pumpkin stems

Source: The Simple Parent

4) Paper plate pumpkins

These spooky paper plate pumpkins are super easy to make. Even the smallest adventurers can make them with (almost) no assistance.  

You’ll need:

- Paper plates

- Black paper or marker

- Green pipe cleaner

- Orange paint

- Scissors

- Glue

Instructions:

- Cover your plates in orange paint

- Cut out the shape of eyes, mouth and nose from black paper or draw them with a black marker

- Curl a pipe cleaner around a pencil and attach to the plate

- Your paper plate pumpkin is ready!

Source: Ma's & Pa's

5) Wooden spoon bats

These lovely wooden spoon bats are such an easy Halloween craft - perfect for the little artists.  

You’ll need:

- Wooden spoons

- Black paper

- Black, white and red paint

- Paintbrush

- Scissors

- Glue

Instructions:

- Paint your spoons and let them dry

- Cut bat wings from black paper. Tip: fold the paper in half, draw a bat wing shape and cut it out. Paint on thin lines in white paint. Glue to the spoon to attach

- Cut two bat ears from black paper (two small triangles), paint tiny pink triangles in the middle, and glue them to the top of the spoon

- Paint on the eyes, smile and fangs

- Your bats are ready!